TWIHL: Innovation and Protection: The Future of Medical Device Regulation, Episode 1
The first of three episodes of “Innovation and Protection: The Future of Medical Device Regulation” looks at big-picture issues in the U.S.

The first of three episodes of “Innovation and Protection: The Future of Medical Device Regulation” looks at big-picture issues in the U.S.

Topics include the association between the clinical benefit of cancer drugs and their prices, and whether to include children in COVID-19 therapy trials.

As the search for COVID-19 treatments and vaccines continues, questions of pricing and access are beginning to emerge.

Pandemics like COVID-19 certainly require the prompt approval of treatments, but efficacy and safety should not come at the cost of speed.

Over a decade after being recalled, rofecoxib received orphan drug designation for the treatment of pain caused by hemophilic arthropathy.

The selections feature topics ranging from increases in Internet searches for hydroxychloroquine following promotional remarks by the president, to an evaluation of health gains from orphan drugs to an assessment of clinical trials supporting new FDA drug approvals.
In this video explainer, Christopher Robertson discusses the Right to Try Act and off-label use of pharmaceuticals with Alison Bateman-House.

Topics include off-label and compassionate drug use for COVID-19 and utilization and cost of naloxone for patients at high risk of opioid overdose.
